Cardinals Clip Brewers

Submitted by jcovington on Sun, 08/03/2014 - 5:58am

Kolten Wong hit a homer and knocked in three runs as the Cardinals topped the Brewers 9-7 from Busch Stadium. Oscar Taveras drove in two runs for St. Louis, which has won two of three. Jhonny Peralta also went deep in the win. Justin Masterson picked up the win in his debut for the Cards. He gave up five runs in six innings. Kyle Lohse allowed nine runs in four-plus frames for the loss. Ryan Braun and Scooter Gennett each plated two runs for Milwaukee, which had won two in-a-row.

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

The KLPW Radio Athlete of the Week is Washington Sophomore Guard Kyra Hardesty. Kyra scored 59 points in a game against Pacific leading the Lady Jays to an 85-80 overtime win over the Lady Indians. She shot 61% from the floor, hit 20-of-33 field goal attempts, seven of 11 beyond the arc and 12-of-15 free throws. For the season, Kyra is averaging 21.4 points, three rebounds, 3.72 assists and 2.24 steals per game.

SPORTS CORNER

Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright is feeling good after a Monday bullpen session. The 33-year-old threw 30-to-40 pitches without incident. Wainwright flew back to St. Louis last week to have an abdominal strain checked out. It will be two to three weeks before he pitches in a game.